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This master thesis examines the internationalization of small and medium-seized enterprises with focus on how companies should proceed to establish sales activities overseas. Our thesis work has been done at QlikTech, a small international software company. QlikTech intends to penetrate the British market. The purpose of this master thesis is to create strategies how to gain market shares in the B

Botswana has since independence showed a remarkable economic and political stability and been spared of conflict, ethnic violence, and large scale human rights violations that have been a common occurrence in other parts of Africa. This single case study examines why Botswana has been spared from neo-patrimonial structures by analyzing three other cases with much less successful performance record

Användandet av laserljus med syftet att destruera cancertumörer är en fördelaktig behandlingsmetod av tumörer som finns nära viktiga organ och som inte kan opereras med hjälp av traditionella kirurgiska ingrepp. Detta är möjligt på grund av den precision som ljuset kan levereras med. Detta projekt är fokuserat på immunostimulating interstitial laser thermotherapy (imILT) vilket är baserat på laseA simulation model of immunostimulating Interstitial Laser Thermotherapy (imILT) has been developed to investigate the effect that biological variations in tissues have on the treatment outcome. The biological variations include optical and thermal properties. The model based on the results of these investigations was further developed to investigate the possibility of predicting an imILT treatmen

Kommunernas arbete för att ta hand om dagvattnet är intressant då klimatanpassning har uppmärksammats på en nationell nivå. Parallellt arbetar många skånska kommuner för en förtätning av den bebyggda miljön. Utmaningen med förtätning ligger i att ju mer bebyggelse och infrastruktur det byggs desto mindre ytor för infiltration lämnas kvar och desto större tryck skapas på det befintliga va-nätet närMany municipalities plan for urban infill development to fulfill the housing needs and diminish urban sprawl. Without a good planning approach, urban infill brings more impervious areas and smaller green areas that can take care of stormwater. This creates pressure on the existing drainage system when heavy rains fall. Thus, there is a risk for urban flooding if those aspects are not taken into co

Insects have been recommended by the FAO as a sustainable food alternative to meat. Despite their nutritional quality and sustainability, most Western countries still see insects as belonging far away from the dinner table. Although still a niche market, Denmark has been at the forefront of innovation and adoption of edible insects. I used integral theory to map out the structural, cultural and pe

In this thesis I study the performances of artificial neural networks (ANNs) and three various ARCH-type models to predict weekly volatility of the Swedish (OMXS30), the British (FTSE100) and the Australian (S&P/ASX200) major stock indices. The three various ARCH-type models are the GARCH(1,1), the EGARCH(1,1) and the TGARCH(1,1). The purpose is to investigate if ANNs outperform the more tradi

The Swedish city of Malmö has a problem with crime, which is shown in official statistics. However, the crime rates in other comparable Swedish cities are very similar. Despite this fact Malmö is depicted as a more dangerous city by the media, and this image of Malmö has been internalised by many. This study aims, using a qualitative method, to look into whether employees at the municipality of Ma

This master's thesis is about the implementation and evaluation of a small object-oriented automation system. By using a realtime Java VM from Jamaica, a sheet feeding magazine from the machine Tetra Aptiva Aseptic has been controlled. The expectations included to achieve more structured and safer programming, better documentation through UML and to separate application developers from develop

A series of molecular alloys of 1,2,4,5-tetrabromobenzene and 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene with varying compositions were prepared in an attempt to obtain jumping crystals with adjustable temperature of thermosalient phase transition. Molecular alloys were studied with a combination of thermal and structural techniques (DSC, SCXRD, XRPD, hot-stage microscopy). Alloys with a high 1,2,4,5-tetrabromobe

BackgroundSymptom severity cutoffs for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) are lacking, hindering communication between professionals and with the patient community.MethodWe pooled data from 11 clinical trials or high-quality cohort studies from specialist clinics, totaling 804 individuals with BDD (80 % girls/women, 67 % adults). All participants had baseline scores on the adult or adolescent versions

An overabundance of evidence, both observational and from model projections, indicate that changes to the climate system are taking place at unprecedented rates. Although the magnitudes of these changes involve large uncertainties, the fact that our climate is changing is unequivocal. To ensure an unimpaired functionality of our societies,it is therefore of crucial importance to study the potentia

Every year the Swedish gambling monopoly serves as a significant source of income for the government. This income is later distributed by the government on various areas for the common good. The question is wheather the state is allowed to preserve this lucrative market for itself by any means necessary. Also is it enough to claim that the monopoly exists to protect the citizens, and thus escaping

In the so-called fish film-experiment designed by the linguist Russell S. Tomlin it is tested whether the assignment of grammatical subject in on-line descriptive discourse production can be controlled by controlling the visual attentional detection of participants in a scene. It is an implicit assumption in the fish film framework that the point of optical focus is a good indicator of focal atten

Uppsatsens titel: Vilka faktorer påverkar möjligheterna att använda Yield Management? - En komparativ fallstudie mellan den svenska flyg- och fotbollsbranschen. Seminariedatum: 2012-05-29 Ämne/kurs: FEKN90 - Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete på civilekonomprogrammet Författare: Henrik Agardh & Jonathan Lindwert Handledare: Niklas Hallberg Nyckelord: Dynamiska prissättningsstrategier, MarknadsacceTitle: What factors influence the possibilities of using Yield Management? A comparative case study between the Swedish airline industry and the football industry. Seminar date: 29/ 05 / 2012 Course: EKN90 Master Thesis in Business Administration and Economics, 30 ECTS Authors: Henrik Agardh & Jonathan Lindwert Advisor: Niklas Hallberg Key Words: Dynamic pricing strategies, Market acceptance,

Suicide prevention consists of several different types of strategies ranging from strengthening the individuals’ mental health to spatial planning. Studies have shown that preventing suicide within the scope of spatial planning by restricting the accessibility to dangerous sites is effective and helpful. Two Swedish authorities have been commissioned by the government to develop a new national str

The predictability of stock returns, prediction of buyout targets and value creation by activist owners are well-researched areas. However, Swedish closed-end funds' outstanding performance has received little attention. By implementing the existing research, we explore the key characteristics of closed-end fund targets and determine if investing in these characteristics can outperform the mar

Authors: Rebecka Werngren and Sofia Ekblom Title: The last way out. A qualitative study of how social workers reach a motion about compulsory institutional care for youth. [translated title] Supervisor: Claes Levin The purpose of this study has been to examine social workers opinion about compulsory institutional care for youths. The aim has been to recognize how professionals reach decisions abo

Problems: The department of development at SAB WABCO Nordic AB in Landskrona is planning to expand their laboratory with a new fatigue testing machine. Such a machine will simplify testing of mechanical complex and partly/fully assembled products during development. Purpose: To produce a theoretical verified solution of a fatigue testing machine for SAB WABCO Nordic AB. Method: From demands, reque

The National Archives of Sweden have been given the task of standardising the management of electronic records in the public sector so as to ensure long-term storage and readability of these records in electronic archives. Standardisation is a powerful tool which eases transferability and prevents obsolescence. International organisations, including the EU, have long been producing and managing st

In recent years, there has been a growing scholarly interest in the part that men play in governmental work concerning violence against women. Few research projects have focused on the Swedish context and the part that norm-changing interventions play in governmental work. This study investigates how much the Swedish government emphasizes norm altering work and the participation of men in strategi